30th Nov 1835 | 193 Enslaved | £10278 5s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 121.
Claim from John Gladstone, by his attorney.
S. G. Checkland, The Gladstones: a family biography, 1764-1851 (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1971) p. 196: refers to one of the 'Jones' estates.
T71/430 p. 644: J. McLean and J. McCormick registered 209 enslaved persons on Vreedestein estate, for the heirs of John Jones in 1832.
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
650
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Estate
Vreedestein or Vreedenstein
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Collected by
Gladstone, John
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Awardee
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28th Mar 1802 - 6th May 1874
Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'British Guiana 650 (Vreedestein or Vreedenstein)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/8059 [accessed 25th November 2024].
